Card holder



July 4, 1933.

G. D. ROGERS CARD HOLDER Original Filed July 21, 1932 SW1 GT. 2 fioyens' \l I mm Patented July 4, 1933 PATEVNT OFFICE- GEORGE D. ROGERS, OFLOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY CARI). HOLDER Application filed July 21, 1932,Scria1 The invention relates to a novel device for holding cards uponcontainers in which seed or other produce are placed for display andsale. It is customary to place garden and other seed in buckets, tubs,barrels, boxes,

etc., and to place a card giving variety, price, etc. in each container,the seed being relied upon to hold the card in such position that it maybe viewed when looking into the container. Each time seed is removedhowever,

the card is disturbed and the result is that it is often found facedown. Moreover, by having the card loose in the container, it is subjectto rough treatment when removing seed, and is therefore short lived. Thepresent invention provides a simple, inexpensive and convenient devicefor holding the card against the side wall of the container in apermanently conspicuous position, projecting above the container ifdesired, and the device is so constructed that it allows downwardsliding of the card even with or below the top of the container, when anumber of the containers are to be nested and stored. The

device further protects the card of its respective container againstinjury by contactwith the next adjacent nested container and thereforeif desired, the same cards may be used season after season.

A preferred form of the device is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing.

Fig. 1 is a perspective viewshowing the invention applied for holding acard against the inner side of a bucket, a portion of the latter beingbroken away and in section.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the manner in which an additionalcard may be held by the same device against the outer side of thebucket.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the card holder.

While I have shown the device used for holding a card against the innerside of a bucket, and another card against the outer r side of thebucket, it is obvious that the article is not restricted to holding twocards, and attention may further be invited to the fact that the holdermay be reversed so that a card may be held in the same manner as shownin Fig. 1, but against the outer inspring arms 7 may also be'used no.623,861. Renewed May as, 1933.

and if the container hasia flat wall upon which the device is to beused, it may readily be bent to slightly change its shape, or theholders may be constructed with one shape for flat walls and curvedshape for curved walls.

The holder is formed from a single length of suitable wire. Theintermediate portion 5 of this wire constitutes a horizontal bar fordisposition at one side of a container side wall. At the ends of the bar5, the wire is bent upwardly to provide fixed arms 6 to lie against saidone side of the container wall, and at the upper ends of these arms, thewire is bentdownwardly to form spring arms 7 for disposition at theother side of the container wall. Preferably coils 8 are formed at thejuncture of the arms 6 and 7 to provide springs insuring that said armsshall tightly grip the side wall of the container. Moreover, the freeends of the spring arms 7 are prefer,- ably bent inwardly toward thearms 6 as shown at 9, to engage one of the usual beads B at the exteriorof a galvanized bucket or tub, to insure anti-slipping engagement of theholder with such a bucket or tub. The arms 6 are provided with portions10 between their ends, bent inwardly toward each other and constitutingfingers which cooperate with the bar 5 in holding any desired card Cagainst one side of the container wall, said card preferably projectingconspicuously above said wall, as shown in Fig. 1. The for holding anadvertising card or the like C against the side of the container wallopposite the card C. When the container is more or less cylindrical, thebar 5 is of course longitudinally curved and the fingers 10 are disposedon a corresponding curved line. 'Said bar and. fingers therefore holdthe card C in a transversely curved form against the container wall, anddue to its curvature, the card is materially stiffened so that it cannotbe easily bent one way or the other by accident; The card'C need notproject above the container wall, but may be slid downwardly to anydesired position, and when its upper end is even with or slightly belowthe upper edge of the container, a plurality of the containers may benested for storage, and the holders will protect the various cards heldthereby.

vVhile the details disclosed are preferably followed, minor variationsmay of course be ends of said bar to provide fixed arms for dispositionagainst said one side of the container wall and being bent downwardly atthe upper ends of said fixed arms to provide spring arms for dispositionat the other side of the container wall, intermediate portions of saidfixed arms being bent inwardly to- Ward each other to provide fingers,said horizontal bar and said fingers being adapted to lie against a cardto hold the latter against said one side of the container wall.

2. In combination with an upwardly open container, a relatively long andnarrow card lying slidably against the inner side of the container sideWall and of a height no greater than the height of said side wall,vertical clips straddling and gripping the upper end portion of saidside wall at the vertical edges of said card, said clips having portionsextending toward each other and lying slidably against the inner side ofsaid card, and a horizontal bar connecting the lower ends of said clipsand lying slidably against said inner side of said card, whereby saidcard may be slid to and held in a conspicuous position projectingupwardly from the container, or may be downwardly slid to and held in aposition entirely within said container to protect the card when storingsaid container.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

